| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Robert Luse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) PF - William Bober (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Robert Luse connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Tenofsky and the foul's on William Bober - foul #2 on William Bober, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Roger Abram misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 35-28 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Eric Knight grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is hacked by William Bober - foul #3 on William Bober, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Baty (PF) William Bober | |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Roger Abram buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Luse | 38-28 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Robert Luse grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roger Abram | 41-28 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Baty | 41-30 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron Clifton - foul #2 on Aaron Clifton, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Richard Tenofsky, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Donald Slate (SF) Arthur Lamay, Irving Grandberry | |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dejohn | 44-31 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the dunk | 44-31 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't tip it in | 44-31 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 44-31 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Dejohn | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Knight (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Robert Zidek takes the ball from Allen Edwards in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 49-31 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | William Baty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Eric Knight, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG), William Bober (PF) Allen Edwards, Daniel Jameson | |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | William Bober is called for the reach on Gregory Gabbard - foul #4 on William Bober, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) William Bober | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | William Baty is called for the reach on Roger Abram - foul #2 on William Baty, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton (SG) Stephen Dejohn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) William Baty | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Roger Abram knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Clifton | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is fouled on the floor by Roger Abram - foul #1 on Roger Abram, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Benjamin Poole, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), William Baty (PF) Joseph Zakar, Irving Grandberry | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Gregory Gabbard | 51-34 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Tomas Bowman steps in front of the Arthur Lamay pass | 51-34 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Eric Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), Rene Russo (SF) Arthur Lamay, Donald Slate | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-34 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 51-34 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Rene Russo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bondi | 51-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Stephen Dejohn and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Robert Zidek, Stephen Dejohn, Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Daniel Jameson (C) Robert Bondi, Rene Russo, James Brown | |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the free throw | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton grabs the board | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses badly on a runner near the basket | 54-37 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Eric Knight slams it home on a great pass from Aaron Clifton | 56-37 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | William Baty misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 56-37 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Roger Abram hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Roger Abram clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it in | 58-37 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the finger roll | 58-39 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-39 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Eric Knight tips it in | 60-39 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is called for a charge - foul #1 on Allen Edwards, team foul #6 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Eric Knight, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), Rene Russo (SF), Donald Slate (PF), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Joseph Zakar, Irving Grandberry, William Baty, Daniel Jameson | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Robert Luse tips it back up and in | 62-39 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Poole | 62-39 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Robert Luse banks in the layup on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole | 64-39 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Donald Slate misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 64-39 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay grabs the offensive board | 64-39 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Rene Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-39 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Dejohn | 64-39 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 64-39 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Donald Slate grabs the board | 64-39 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Lamay | 64-42 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bondi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Slate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Robert Luse scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Zidek | 66-42 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Robert Luse slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Zidek and he's fouled by Robert Bondi - foul #1 on Robert Bondi, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Robert Zidek, Stephen Dejohn, Benjamin Poole, Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Bober (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Robert Bondi, Rene Russo, Donald Slate, James Brown | |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Robert Luse makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Roger Abram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 69-48 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Luse can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 69-48 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Clifton - foul #3 on Aaron Clifton, team foul #3 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Tenofsky, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG) Arthur Lamay | |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Tomas Bowman picks off the pass by Daniel Jameson | 69-48 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Irving Grandberry - foul #2 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #8 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), Donald Slate (SF), William Baty (PF), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Irving Grandberry, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | William Baty misses the lay-in | 70-48 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | James Brown can't tip it in | 70-48 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Knight | 73-48 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Donald Slate connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Baty | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Eric Knight travels with the ball | 73-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF) Eric Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bondi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Benjamin Poole picks off the pass by Joseph Zakar | 73-50 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Dejohn | 76-50 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Donald Slate buries a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Zakar | 76-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Zidek and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rene Russo (SF) Robert Bondi, James Brown | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the free throw | 78-52 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | William Baty grabs the defensive rebound | 78-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Benjamin Poole - foul #1 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #4 | 78-54 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Morris | 81-54 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-54 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Slate | 81-54 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | William Baty misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tomas Bowman - foul #3 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #5 | 81-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), James Brown (C) Herman Gardner, Rene Russo | |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | William Baty makes the 1st free throw | 81-55 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | William Baty makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-56 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 81-56 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Donald Slate knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Zakar - foul #2 on Joseph Zakar, team foul #10 | 81-59 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 82-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | James Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-59 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | William Baty pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-59 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Robert Bondi is blocked by Tomas Bowman | 82-59 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | James Brown tips it but misses | 82-59 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | William Baty tips it in | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek runs out the clock | 82-61 |